Family Integrated Treatment Court Program

The Drug Treatment Courts Program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to enhance pre-existing drug courts or implement new drug courts for individuals with substance abuse problems or co-occurring mental health disorders. Category 2: Family Drug Courts Enhancement will support jurisdictions with a fully operational (for at least 1 year) family drug court to enhance the operation of the court.

The Jefferson County Family Integrated Treatment Court has identified the following goals and expected outcomes to enhance their program: increase the number of evidence-based services and reduce recidivism; address the increasing opioid crisis in the community; and support parent-child relationships to reunify families in a healthy, safe and timely manner. The applicant proposes to meet these goals by: extending the role of the Public Health Nurse, which would increase coordination with medication assisted treatment providers; training in Celebrating Families!, an evidence-based parenting curriculum with a focus on substance use disorders; implementing the Celebrating Families! Curriculum with fidelity; and increasing support to families by increasing the number of Peer Supports. CA/NCF